Stockdale
Encyclopedia
Stockdale is a surname
originating from Northern England
, probably Yorkshire
. At the time of the British Census of 1881, its frequency was highest in Yorkshire, followed by Westmorland
, Cumberland
, County Durham
, Nottinghamshire
, Cambridgeshire
, Lincolnshire
, Rutland
, and Lancashire
.
United Kingdom
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
originating from Northern England
Northern England
Northern England, also known as the North of England, the North or the North Country, is a cultural region of England. It is not an official government region, but rather an informal amalgamation of counties. The southern extent of the region is roughly the River Trent, while the North is bordered...
, probably Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. At the time of the British Census of 1881, its frequency was highest in Yorkshire, followed by Westmorland
Westmorland
Westmorland is an area of North West England and one of the 39 historic counties of England. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974, after which the entirety of the county was absorbed into the new county of Cumbria.-Early history:...
, Cumberland
Cumberland
Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
, and Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
.
People
- Andrew StockdaleAndrew StockdaleAndrew James Stockdale is an Australian hard rock musician, he is the lead singer, lead guitarist and the only mainstay member of the rock band, Wolfmother which formed in 2000. In 2007, alongside his Wolfmother band mates, he won 'Songwriter of the Year' at the APRA Awards...
, lead singer of Australian band Wolfmother - Carl StockdaleCarl StockdaleCarl Stockdale also known as Carlton Stockdale was one of the longest-working Hollywood veteran actors, with a career dating from the early 1910s. He also made the difficult transition from silent films, to talkies....
(1874–1953) , US actor - David StockdaleDavid StockdaleDavid Adam Stockdale is an English footballer who plays for Ipswich Town as a goalkeeper, on loan from Fulham.Stockdale started his career with the Huddersfield Town youth system before joining York City's youth system in 2000, where he became a trainee in 2002. He made his first team debut on the...
, English footballer (Fulham) - Fletcher StockdaleFletcher StockdaleFletcher Summerfield Stockdale was a U.S. politician in Texas.Stockdale was born in either 1823 or 1825 in Russellville, Kentucky as one of eight children of Thomas W. and Laurinda Stockdale. He studied law and was admitted to the Bar in Kentucky...
(1823?–1890), US politician - Admiral James StockdaleJames StockdaleVice Admiral James Bond Stockdale was one of the most highly decorated officers in the history of the United States Navy.Stockdale led aerial attacks from the carrier during the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Incident...
(1923–2005), United States Navy - John StockdaleJohn StockdaleJohn Stockdale was an English publisher whose London shop became a salon for the political classes and who had to face two actions for defamation...
(1749?–1814), English publisher- John Joseph StockdaleJohn Joseph StockdaleJohn Joseph Stockdale was an English publisher and editor with something of a reputation as a pornographer...
(1770–1847), son of John Stockdale, and also a publisher - Mary StockdaleMary StockdaleMary Ridgway Stockdale was an English writer on the themes of Christian spirituality. She was the daughter of John Stockdale and sister of John Joseph Stockdale....
(1769 –1821), writer and publisher, daughter of John Stockdale
- John Joseph Stockdale
- Joseph Stockdale, first editor and printer of The Bermuda Gazette (est. 1784); commemorated on a Bermuda stamp in 1984
- Percival StockdalePercival StockdalePercival Stockdale was an English poet, writer and reformer, active especially in opposing slavery.-Biography:Stockdale was born in Branxton, Northumberland. He was an avid intellectual whose education led him to become well acquainted with Greek and Latin classics, nurturing his taste for poetry...
(1736–1811), anti-slavery English poet - Robbie StockdaleRobbie StockdaleRobert Keith "Robbie" Stockdale is an English-born Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Conference National side Grimsby Town where he is also the clubs youth team manager...
, English footballer (Middlesbrough) - Stuart StockdaleStuart StockdaleStuart Stockdale is an English fashion designer, born in Carlisle, Cumbria. He lives and works in London.-Biography:Stuart studied fashion design at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and went on to do a Master's degree at the Royal College of Art...
, English fashion designer, former head of design at Pringle of Scotland - William StockdaleWilliam StockdaleWilliam Stockdale was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.Stockdale was the son of Thomas Stockdale of Bilton Park, Yorkshire and was baptised at Knaresborough on 3 January 1635...
, (1634-1693) English MP for Knaresborough - William Stockdale (Vice-Chancellor), Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University, 1494
Place names
United States- Stockdale, DelawareStockdale, DelawareStockdale is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.- References :...
- Stockdale, IndianaStockdale, IndianaStockdale is an unincorporated town in Paw Paw Township, Wabash County, Indiana in the United States.-Geography:Stockdale is located at ....
- Stockdale, PennsylvaniaStockdale, PennsylvaniaStockdale is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 555 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Stockdale is located at ....
- Stockdale, TexasStockdale, TexasStockdale is a city in Wilson County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,398 at the 2000 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Stockdale is located at ....
- Stockdale High School (disambiguation), multiple schools
United Kingdom
- Stockdale Shales (Skelgill beds), The Lake District, a Silurian period geological formation; part of the Llandovery GroupLlandovery GroupIn geology, the Llandovery Group refers to the lowest division of the Silurian period in Britain. It is named after the town of Llandovery in Wales, although Charles Lapworth had proposed the name Valentian for this group in 1879...
- Stockdalewath, CumbriaStockdalewath, CumbriaStockdalewath is a small village in Cumbria, approximately 7.5 miles south of Carlistle in the extreme northwest of England. It is located on the River Roe, and is in the civil parish of Dalston....
Other
- List of U.S. Naval Vessels with the name StockdaleUSS StockdaleUSS Stockdale may refer to:, was a steamer purchased in 1863. She served as a tinclad in the American Civil War and decommissioned in 1865, was a destroyer escort commissioned in 1943 and decommissioned in 1946, is an commissioned in 2009...
- Stockdale v Hansard, decision of the United Kingdom court regarding the common law of parliamentary privilege